Definitions
something of sentimental value
Word origin
From Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relict, derelict, and relinquish.
Used in a sentence
“[…] let him not ask our pardon; The nature of his great offence is dead, And deeper than oblivion we do bury The incensing relics of it […]”
“She exerted the last relics of her wasted strength to gain a prominent position upon a ledge of the rocks behind her […]”
“Published in 1982, the now out-of-print computer guide is a real relic, full of dozens of black-and-white pictures of large, bulky computers that you would sooner find in the Smithsonian than on anybody's desk today.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Surviving remnant”5 letters
02“Ancient object”5 letters
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